The Foraker Group

Posted Under: Fundraising

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Have you identified foundation and/or corporate prospects, but are unsure of how to take the next step … or if it’s even worth your time to apply?  Are you struggling with how to find corporate and foundation funders that are a real fit for your organization?

We are offering a new, virtual intensive designed to help organizations find, build relationships with, and solicit contributions from corporations and foundations who offer charitable funding.

Our new program, Fundraising Action Plan: Raising Funds from Corporations and Foundations, will focus on best practices and hands-on tools for finding and approaching businesses, foundations, corporations and other nonprofits for funding. (Note: Techniques for fundraising from individual and family donors are covered in another Foraker intensive, Fundraising Action Plan: Raising Funds from Individuals)

This Fundraising Action Plan intensive is a series of four 2-hour live webinar classes, interspersed with one-on-one virtual meetings (up to 4 hours of individual consultation and coaching time with the instructors for each participating organization!).

This is a hands-on experience that will require you to do homework and real-time work with your current and prospective funders – with the support of your team, a cohort of peers, and Foraker’s fund development experts.

You will walk away with specific tools and expert guidance customized for your organization to use immediately, including:

• A funding calendar to track current reporting dates
• An investment report for current funders
• Guidance on where and how to look for the right funders for you
• A funding opportunity worksheet to use for prospecting
• Customized relationship-building language to use for new funder prospects
• Tips for writing a strong case for support

The intensive will be offered in spring 2023 – see dates below. Applications will launch on December 1. Please send a message to egroves@forakergroup.org or acouvillion@forakergroup.org if you have any questions and/or wish to be reminded when applications open.

Overview: Culture of philanthropy and understanding what your funders want
March 27 from 10am – 12:15pm

 Win- win: Keeping your funders engaged in your work
April 10 from 10am – 12:15pm

 Prospecting 101: Finding the right new funders for your organization 
April 24 from 10am – 12:15pm

 Paving the way: Building strategic relationships with funders
May 8 from 10am – 12:15pm